When David Gilmour revisited Pompeii and faced the ghosts of Pink Floyd
Safer pyrotechnics, local hero status and the benefit of a Wallace & Gromit movie helped make his 2017 concert movie a very different experience from Floyd’s 1972 release
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Ronnie Romero has sung for Ritchie Blackmore and Michael Schenker and lived to tell the tale
When rock’s most ‘difficult’ guitarists need a singer, it’s Ronnie Romero they hit up
"Michael, come out and sing one with me please." Watch American icons Bruce Springsteen and Michael Stipe collaborate on a cover of Patti Smith's Because The Night and perform R.E.M. deep cut Bad Day together back in 2004
The all-star Vote For Change tour might not have made much impact upon the result of the 2004 US presidential election, but it did throw up some heavyweight collaborations
"Life is short and we need to try to enjoy it, and protect the people and the things that we love. The time to protest will come again.” Punk rock icon Bob Mould is back with an album to get you through another American Crisis
Times are dark, but our music doesn't have to be: here Bob Mould hits the cover of Louder to discuss his new album Here We Go Crazy, the state of the world, unexpected collaborations and how to stay hopeful through a crisis
I’m a Ghost fanatic, and these great songs by similar-sounding artists will stop me going mad during the wait for their new album
Hooked on Tobias Forge’s satanic hymns? These anthems will keep you (and me) going until Skeletá drops next month.
Why Graham Gouldman is one of Britain’s greatest songwriters – even if people don’t know it
The former 10cc man has written for The Yardbirds, The Hollies and more – and now he’s taking his songs on the road
The best Black Sabbath songs that don’t feature Ozzy Osbourne or Ronnie James Dio
Ozzy and Dio may be Sabbath’s best-known singers, but these bangers with less-famous voices deserve their share of the love
Peter Sinfield, the prog poet who gave voices to King Crimson, ELP and Roxy Music
Lyricist, art director, producer and all-round creative who aimed to enlighten, provoke or stir died in November 2024 without being fully aware of what he’d achieved
Eric Bell on the controversial recording of Thin Lizzy's "new" album The Acoustic Sessions
Guitarist Eric Bell and producer Richard Whittaker tell us about Thin Lizzy's acoustic album, grass-addled sessions and why this project definitely isn’t AI
A Farewell to Kings - Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson look back on 50 years of Rush
We sat down with Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson at the end of 2024 to speak about their 50-year journey from there to here - and what might happen next
“We were whisked off in a limo and I joined them on their Learjet. I overslept in Jon’s hotel suite because they’d been very generous with spliffs”: My 39 days as a cosmic brother of Yes, by Gryphon’s Brian Gulland
He once gatecrashed Chris Squire’s dressing room because he knew nothing about concerts. Later, when his own band were at their proggiest, he took everything he could out of opening on Yes’ Relayer tour of 1974
The best new rock songs you need to hear right now
Including The Darkness, The Wildhearts, Rose Tattoo and five other masters of rock'n'roll reality
When the music's over - the story of The Doors' strange afterlife
The death of talismanic frontman Jim Morrison in 1971 looked like it marked the end of the road for The Doors. But his bandmates had other ideas
An interview with the New York Dolls' David Johansen
Our 2011 interview with the late David Johansen finds him talking about Arthur Kane, Johnny Thunders and dancing backwards in high heels
The chaotic story of Rush’s early years and their journey from high school stoners to prog icons
Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson look back their journey from high school stoners to prog icons-in-waiting
How Kate Bush smashed the barriers and became a star like no other
In 1978, Kate Bush had just released her debut single Wuthering Heights – and one journalist was there to watch it all take off
How Judas Priest reunited with Rob Halford to regain the metal throne with Angel Of Retribution
In late 2004, Classic Rock joined the reunited Judas Priest on the road in Spain
The twisted story of Alice Cooper’s shock rock classic Welcome To My Nightmare
How Alice Cooper made shock rock classic Welcome To My Nightmare – with help from a horror icon
The Smashing Pumpkins album that Billy Corgan says has always had a “weird cloud” around it
Things were never straightforward for Corgan & co. throughout the 90s and the tale of what was meant to be their final record pretty much sums it up
